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A collection of portraits of some of the most important photographers of the last half-century, including Annie Leibovitz, Ansel Adams, Man Ray, Richard Avedon, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Henri Cartier-Bresson and many others. Leongard caught them at home and in the studio; in posed portraits and in candid shots of the artists at work and at rest. Complementing these revealing, expertly composed portraits are elegant photographs of the artists holding their favourite or most revered negatives. This beautifully printed duotone monograph presents a unique, personal vision.

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If Age of Silver was nothing more ambitious than a collection of photographs by John Loengard, it would still be a significant entry into the canon of photographic history. After all, Loengard's long tenure at LIFE magazine, and his unerring eye for capturing images from every corner of the world around him, helped to make him something of a hero. But in fact, Age of Silver ...operates on an even grander scale. <br> Societe Perrier

Mr. Loengard's environmental portraits are informed by his respect and affection for these exceptional silversmiths. - The Wall Street Journal If Age of Silver was nothing more ambitious than a collection of photographs by John Loengard, it would still be a significant entry into the canon of photographic history. After all, Loengard's long tenure at LIFE magazine, and his unerring eye for capturing images from every corner of the world around him, helped to make him something of a hero. But in fact, Age of Silver ...operates on an even grander scale. -Societe Perrier It reminds me why I love photography. -Willis E. Hartshorn , Ehrenkranze Director of The International Center of Photograph y It's an amazing book in all ways, and the size is just perfect, too: I mean refrigerator size would also be great, but everything looked amazing in this format, since it really allowed the viewer in. -Ann Beattie, author It has the immediacy, the presence on the page, the unmanipulated unexpectedness, the enjoyableness and in many pages, the memorableness of Life at its best. -David Goldblatt, photographer If Age of Silver was nothing more ambitious than a collection of photographs by John Loengard, it would still be a significant entry into the canon of photographic history. After all, Loengard's long tenure at LIFE magazine, and his unerring eye for capturing images from every corner of the world around him, helped to make him something of a hero. But in fact, Age of Silver ...operates on an even grander scale. Societe Perrier

If Age of Silver was nothing more ambitious than a collection of photographs by John Loengard, it would still be a significant entry into the canon of photographic history. After all, Loengard's long tenure at LIFE magazine, and his unerring eye for capturing images from every corner of the world around him, helped to make him something of a hero. But in fact, Age of Silver ...operates on an even grander scale. Societe Perrier Mr. Loengard's environmental portraits are informed by his respect and affection for these exceptional silversmiths. - The Wall Street Journal If Age of Silver was nothing more ambitious than a collection of photographs by John Loengard, it would still be a significant entry into the canon of photographic history. After all, Loengard's long tenure at LIFE magazine, and his unerring eye for capturing images from every corner of the world around him, helped to make him something of a hero. But in fact, Age of Silver ...operates on an even grander scale. -Societe Perrier It reminds me why I love photography. -Willis E. Hartshorn , Ehrenkranze Director of The International Center of Photograph y It's an amazing book in all ways, and the size is just perfect, too: I mean refrigerator size would also be great, but everything looked amazing in this format, since it really allowed the viewer in. -Ann Beattie, author It has the immediacy, the presence on the page, the unmanipulated unexpectedness, the enjoyableness and in many pages, the memorableness of Life at its best. -David Goldblatt, photographer

Mr. Loengard's environmental portraits are informed by his respect and affection for these exceptional silversmiths. <br>- The Wall Street Journal <br><br> If Age of Silver was nothing more ambitious than a collection of photographs by John Loengard, it would still be a significant entry into the canon of photographic history. After all, Loengard's long tenure at LIFE magazine, and his unerring eye for capturing images from every corner of the world around him, helped to make him something of a hero. But in fact, Age of Silver ...operates on an even grander scale. <br> Societe Perrier

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John Loengard was born in New York City in 1934. In 2005, ""American Photo"" magazine identified Loengard as ""one of the 100 most influential people in photography."" He began shooting photography professionally for ""LIFE"" magazine when he was still a senior at Harvard University. He spent much of his career photographing for ""LIFE"" in its various incarnations, acting as the picture editor of the monthly ""LIFE"" magazine relaunch from 1978-1987. He is the author of eight books of photography including ""Celebrating the Negative"" (Arcade Publishing, 1994), and ""As I See It ""(Vendome Press, 2005). David Friend, ""Vanity Fair""'s editor of creative development, served as ""LIFE ""magazine's director of photography during the 1990s. Friend is the author of ""Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11"" (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2006). And he won Emmy and Peabody Awards as an executive producer of the CBS documentary ""9/11,"" which has aired in more than 140 countries.

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